NHTSA recall 16V045000
A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.
| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
|---|---|
| Campaign number | 16V045000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 69M1 Audi - 69L9 VW |
| Manufacturer | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Reported | 2016-01-28 |
| Owners notified | 2016-07-15 |
| Component | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW |
| Units potentially affected | 734 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2017 quarter 4 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2018-01-29 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 734 |
| Reported remedied | 587 (79%) |
| Reported unreachable | 5 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2017 quarter 4, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026-10-19.
What is wrong
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2015 Volkswagen Tiguan vehicles manufactured January 15, 2015, to January 21, 2015, and 2015 Audi Q5 vehicles manufactured January 13, 2015, to February 3, 2015. The affected vehicles are equipped with driver and front seat passenger seat-mounted air bag inflators that may rupture in the event of a crash.
What can happen
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of a seat-mounted air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
The remedy
Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the side air bag modules, free of charge. The recall began July 7, 2016. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-822-2834 or Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69M1 (for Audi) and 69L9 (for VW).
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
| 2015 AUDI Q5 | Built 2015-01-13 to 2015-02-03. |
|---|---|
| 2015 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN | Built 2015-01-15 to 2015-01-21. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| V6919012010479_17 | 2026-07-07. Service bulletin. Inquiries |
|---|---|
| DC_Audi_CF_ Airbag | 2026-04-07. Other. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued an urgent warning regarding counterfeit replacement airbag inflators that are being installed in used vehicles. |
| DC_VW_CF_Airbag | 2026-04-06. Other. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued an urgent warning regarding counterfeit replacement airbag inflators that are being installed in used vehicles. |
| A6924112056406_5 | 2024-07-02. Service bulletin. This bulletin provides information when the airbag warning light is on, DTC B13BCF2 stored in the airbag control module. |
| A6924112056406_5 | 2024-07-02. Service bulletin. This bulletin provides information when the airbag warning light is on, DTC B13BCF2 stored in the airbag control module. |
| A6923912056406_4 | 2023-07-10. Service bulletin. This bulletin provides information for when the airbag warning light is on and DTC B13BCF2 is stored in the airbag control module. |
| V691901201047915 | 2023-03-06. Service bulletin. VW contact when reporting a Airbag or Pyrotechnic safety belt deployment. Update to model year applicability. |
| Circular69DLREV1 | 2022-08-04. Service bulletin. Special Parts Collection - Head Curtain Airbag - GFF labor operation updated in the claiming instructions |
| Circular 69DL | 2022-08-04. Service bulletin. Special Parts Collection - Head Curtain Airbag |
| Dealer 69DL | 2022-07-01. Service bulletin. Special Parts Collection - Head Curtain Airbag |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.